Warehouse Safety: General Guidelines and OSHA Citations

In the U.S., there are about 7,000 warehouses employing more than 140,000 workers. Unfortunately, hundreds of fatalities also come from this industry. Injuries and deaths in warehouses are caused by improper use of forklifts, materials handling, inappropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) and more factors that employers fail to address.

OSHA Citations

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), warehousing establishments are usually cited for the following 10 OSHA standards:

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I have a question for Osha, if your employer is telling you to do something that you feel put you and other in harms way, but, you are made to do it anyway.. what right do we have as employees? Ex: I get real bad anxiety when I’m doing something that makes me uncomfortable, and when I’m uncomfortable I can perform the job properly and safely.. there’s several others jobs that I’m comfortable with but this particular company forces individuals who have clearly stated I can proform this job in a safe manner. There’s be several instance s where thing were damage because if negligence on he employee end… please let me know what my options are

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